Community: Creator Dan Harmon Not Returning?

Will creator Dan Harmon re-sign for Season 4? NBC's Robert Greenblatt doesn't seem all that concerned about his possible departure.

by: Matt Fowler

May 13, 2012

After announcing that Community, which was recently renewed for a 13-episode Season 4, would be moving to Fridays (now paired with Whitney), NBC president Robert Greenblatt held a conference call where he confirmed that creator/showrunner Dan Harmon had not yet signed on for the new season.

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"I've been so busy looking at our new shows and putting together the schedule, that hasn't come to me yet," Greenblatt told Vulture. "Shows lose showrunners all the time and do well. We have to figure out at makes sense. I don't have a specific answer for [Harmon's possible return] yet. I think he’ll be involved in the show to some degree.” That last remark might hint at Harmon stepping down as showrunner, yet still remaining on in a consulting producer capacity.

Regarding Community's move to Friday, Greenblatt said (via TVLine.com): "The show has its faithful audience and they will follow it to the ends of the Earth. And I really wanted to do something to invigorate Friday because we love Grimm. So I thought, let’s move a show where the audience will move with it. I actually look at the positive side of it, although no good deed goes unpunished.”